The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-03-01

VIENNA, Feb. 15.-The Government
has introduced bill in the Reich
strath appropriating 100000 forms
for the equipment of the Landweh1
and Landsturm.
BERLIN, Feb. 15.-Commenting on
the recent article II La France assert
!. ing Frances disposition pacific, and
that the responsibility for war would
rest with Germany, the NORTH German
Gazette says It requires all the
effrontery of revanche journalism to
dish up perversions of this nature.
Articles in the same paper on October
18th and on December 18th an
nounced that France was ready to
fight; expressed the wish that the de-
cisive moment would not be long de-
layed, and pronounced the firm in
tention of the French to retake Alsace
Lorraine, adding that war would be
inevitable at the first opportunity.
A Paris correspondent, in letter
to the Sc75LeSiScte ZejtuRg, dwells upon
the propagation in France throughout
the Masonic lodges of a feeling in
favor of a war of revenge He says
the number of lodges affiliated with
Alsace-L Lorraine lodges, which was re-
Gently forty-tive, is now increased to
135.
LONDON, Feb. 75.-Lord Lyons, the
British Ambassador to France, Is
stated to have resigned to save re-
\ call.
The Paris newspapers report many
disquieting incidents on the German
frontier La Justice learns from Neuf
chatel that not single soldier is al
lowed leave Of absence for even half
an hour on any pretense, the com
mander having learned that Ger
many is seeking a pretext for petty
quarrel. A journal in Alsace reports
that Leipsic Court issued warrant
for the search of the house of Herr
Schmutz, of Strasbourg, Secretary Of
Herr Kable's election committee, who
was suspected of being connected
with the De Roulede League, and
that the police ransackeR the house,
but found nothing of eliminating
nature. The houses of numerous
bankers and others throughout the
provinces are reported to have been
searched for similar reason.
ROME, Feb. 15.-The Moniteur dis
credits the idea that the Pope is
fomenting a European war, hoping
thereby to obtain the restoration of
the temporal power Of the Church,
: but declares that the Pope is justified
in securing the friendship of power
full empires in order eventually to
submit the position of the Papacy to
vote of the powers.
LONDON, Feb. Chamberlain and
Sir George Trelyvan to-day resumed
their conference on Irish affairs with
Baron Herschel, Sir William Vernon
Harcourt and John Morley. Cham
berlain presented the draft of a
\ scheme for the Government of Ire
land which is a modification of his
former proposals for the establish
ment of provincial councils. He would
now establish an Ulster Parliament
at Belfast and another Parliament at
Dublin, both to be subordinate to the
Imperial Parliament, the Irish bodies
y holding executive authority within
their own limits, but the Crown re-
tanning the appointment of Judges
and the control of the customs and
excise matters. The conference lasted
several hours. Morley declared his
emphatic opposition to Chamberlain's
proposals. He said it would be impos-
sible to obtain the assents of the Par
nellites or the bulk of the Gladston-
ian Liberals to a scheme which had
already been rejected by Gladstone.
CALCUTTA, Feb. 15.-In all the chief
cities of India to-day imposing fetes
were held in commoration of the
Queens jubilee. The celebrations will
last three days. In all the Christian
churches and in the native temples
and mosques thanksgiving services
have been held. A large number of
prisoners who have been in duress
for debt OF for ofenses against civil
or military law were set free at day
light.
CALCUTTA, Feb. 15.ZTwenty-fve
thousand of the $4,000 prisoners con
fined in jails throughout India will
be released tomorrow as an act of
clemency to commemorate the jubilee
of Queen Victoria In selecting the
prisoners to be liberated especial
pains have been taken to show elem
ency to females. All persons impris-
pned for debt throughout India,
eThere the debt is under 100 rupees,
Syill be liberated tomorrow, also in
commemoration of the jubilee. In
these cases the Government will pay
the debt
LONDON, Feb. 15.-The Chinese
Government sent to the British For
eign Office despatch saying it is I'M
aware of any movement on the Chi
nese frontier adjacent to Bu1mah, and
assuring the Government of the con
tinued amity of China.
LONDON, Feb. ia panic has been